From the archives of the Ticonderoga Historical Society we commemorate this 4th of July, 2020  by re-publishing a historical pamphlet — “An Address, delivered at Essex, Essex County, NY – July 4th, 1861” by W. C. Watson, Jr. Fellow Citizens: — While no American can forget the 4th of July – to an inhabitant of the valley of Lake Champlain it is a day of especial interest. More than two hundred and fifty years ago, before the foot of the Puritan had pressed that “Blarney Stone